SUNDAY READINGS

SUNDAY REFLECTION

Seeing the Light

Our Lenten journey continues this Sunday as we hear of Jesus healing a blind man in the Gospel of John. Jesus proclaims himself the light of the world, a light that overcomes darkness and enables a new capacity to see. The man, blind from birth, was able to begin his path to sight by first acknowledging his blindness. We are reminded of God’s ongoing invitation to us to journey from blindness to sight. We begin by acknowledging our own capacity for “blind spots,” and so open ourselves to uncomfortable truths and to God’s healing. We are invited to see beyond appearances, as the reading from Samuel indicates, and to look into the heart of things. We are invited to “live as children of light” as the letter to the Ephesians teaches. Like the man healed from blindness, we may gradually learn to see fully and to follow Jesus.

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Easter Lilies

Every year our parishioners generously donated easter lilies to decorate our altar for Easter. We welcome any donations! Please bring your donation to the church or parish office by before April 5. We appreciate your continued generosity and help in decorat our church.

WEEKDAYS

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:00 AM

In the Church & Online

Wednesday 8:15 AM

In the Church & Online

WEEKENDS

Sunday Vigil - Saturday 5:00 PM

In the Church & Online

Sunday

8:30 AM, 10:00 AM & 11:30 AM

In the Church

RECONCILIATION - Saturdays 4:00 PM In the Church

Online Mass Links: Zoom | Facebook

Mass Intentions

March 18 - 24, 2023

To schedule a Mass intention, please stop by the parish office.

Saturday 5:00 Ben Patellaro †

Don Bowen †

Cindy Wieske Bean †

Sunday 8:30 James & Vincee Viso †

Sunday 10:00 Josefina Tan †

Sunday 11:30 Rosalia Bommarito †

Cindy Wieske Bean †

Monday 8:00 Barbara Lilly †

Tuesday 8:00 Souls in Purgatory

Wednesday 8:00 Della Miller (Healing)

Thursday 8:00 St. Martin of Tours Parishioners

Friday 8:00 Tom Hara †

Anunciacion Lim (Birthday)

PRAYER REQUESTS FOR THE DECEASED:

Kitty McCarty, Jeanne Demers, Inez Cruz

 PRAYER REQUESTS FOR THE SICK:

Anthony Hole, Carol Votano, Bob Voisinet, Richard Kabanek,

Helena Knapen

March 17th

Happy St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's Day Lent Abstinence Dispensation 2023

click HERE for the Bishop's Statement

March 17th

Food Box Distribution

outside the church from 4:00 - 5:00PM

volunteers, please arrive at 3:00PM

March 17th

Stations of the Cross

in the church at 6:30 PM

by our parishioners

March 18th

Lenten Recollection led by Fr. Joe O'Keefe

in the church from 10:00AM - 12:00PM

All are welcome!!! Please join us.

March 19th

Donut Sunday

in the community building after Mass

Please join us for coffee, donuts and conversation.

March 20th

Happy Spring

March 20th

Scripture Study

in the Bailey House from 6:30 - 8:00 PM

All are welcome!! Please contact Todd Tomilitz at newbeing@pacbell.net or 408-218-0572 with any questions.

March 21st

Parish Lenten Reconciliation Service

in the church at 6:30PM

Please join us.

March 24th

Prayer Shawl

in the Bailey House from 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

All are welcome!! Please contact Mary Kay Tocce at mktocce2@aol.com with any questions.

March 24th

Stations of the Cross

in the church at 6:30 PM

by the scouts

Attention Discipleship Passport Holders

Discipleship passport holders who have earned at least 30 stamps by next weekend (March 25 and 26), will receive a voucher for a free movie night at our parish on May 12 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM. Pizza and cookies will be served during the movie.

Food Box Program

The Food box program helps anyone that is food insufficient in our area. Distribution is always on the third Friday of the month from 4:00PM – 5:00PM in the parking lot. We offer fresh fruit and veg, dairy, bread, dry goods and canned food. All are welcome to come shop for their families.

Food box pickup (Clients)

Friday, March 17th ~ 4:00 - 5:00 PM

Food box packing (Volunteer)

Friday, March 17th ~ 3:00 - 5:30 PM

Meet on the Bailey House Patio

If you have any questions, please email Therese Lehane at tlehane@stmartin.org. Thank you!!

Parish Support

We thank you for your continued support of the St. Martin of Tours Parish! If you would like to make a secure one-time donation and/or setup regular online donations, please use the GIVE TODAY button below. Thank you again!!

ADA 2023

Supporting Our Mission Together

Our Parish Goal: $148,624

Thank you so much! As of March 13, 2023, we have received 232 pledges. The total amount pledged is $100,457. We need $48,167 more to meet our goal.

If you have not made your pledge, we invite you to prayerfully consider supporting our Diocese. Donations can be made by completing the pledge card mailed to your home, using the QR code provided here, or online at DSJ.org/ADA. Thank you for your continued generosity. The many ministries within our parish and greater community would not be possible without you!

CRS Rice Bowl

SHARING SUCCESS

Most people in Turkana, Kenya raise livestock, and a few are farmers. But the hot and dry climate makes this work difficult—and climate change is making it even harder. Rebecca and Lotiang participated in a Catholic Relief Services program that installed a water well and taught them new farming techniques. They can support their family with their crops and are teaching others in their community what they learned. How can you use your skills and knowledge to help others? Visit crsricebowl.org to learn more.

SVdP St. Martin of Tours Conference 

Feed the Hungry! Feed your Soul! The Rice Bowl Grant assists SVdP to feed the poor and hungry in our community. Please support our Rice Bowl Fundraiser: 20% of full priced items goes to RB.

SAVE THE DATE

Tony and Alba’s - Lunch and/or Dinner

3137 Stevens Creek Blvd., San Jose

April 11, 12 & 13 from 11:00 AM—8:00 PM

Take a flyer! Present flyer or say “The Rice Bowl.”

click HERE for flyer

Dates to Remember...

Children’s Catechetical Ministry and First Eucharist

March 22

March 29

4:00 PM to 5:15 PM CCM sessions for children

Youth Confirmation

March 19 Session cancelled

April 2 4:00 PM to 5:15 PM – student session in the parish office

Adult Confirmation

March 19

March 26

11:30 AM to 1:00 PM session in the parish office

Order of Christian Initiation (formerly RCIA)  

March 19

March 26

11:30 AM to 1:00 PM session

Adults – parish office

Youth – Bailey House 

March 19- 10 AM Mass Second Scrutiny Rite

March 19

2:00 PM to 2:45 PM in the parish office – session for young children

Family Reflection

March 19, 2023 4th Sunday in Lent

1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7,10-13a • Ephesians 5:8-14 • John 9:1-41

 “We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if one is devout and does his will, he listens to him.” -John 9:31

Many of us want to make our requests known to Jesus and then we want him to answer them exactly the way we want. But that doesn’t require much faith. In fact, it is almost as if we are blind to what it is that God may want for us. We choose only to see things the way we want. But Jesus wants us to open our eyes and take a step of faith, seeing him as the Son of God, who came to show us how to live and love. If we can step into that understanding of him, then we will be more willing to listen to his response to our prayers, even if it is not the answer we wanted. This is truly living out God’s will in our lives.

PRAYER: Father in heaven, thank you for loving us so much so that your answer to our prayers is always what we need, even if it’s not what we imagined. Please teach us to accept your answers with patience and gratitude.

FAMILY REFLECTION: Share a time when your prayers were answered. Then try to think of a time when they were not answered the way you wanted them to be. How did you feel about God in both these situations?

Catholic IQ - Lent & Easter

A self-assessment for your fun and enlightenment.

1. What is the color of the vestments used on Palm Sunday?

a) purple           b) white                c) red

2. What event in the life of Jesus do we celebrate on Holy Thursday?

a) The institution of the Eucharist

b) The Last Supper

c) both a and b

3. Lamb is eaten during the Passover meal. What does it recall?

a) The instructions the Israelites received from God to put lamb’s blood on their doorposts

b) The lambs the Israelites had in Egypt

c) The parting of the Red Sea

Click HERE for answers.

Fr. Charles Irvin Memorial Writing Scholarship

for High School Seniors

High School seniors are invited to submit entries to the Fr. Charles Irvin Memorial Writing Scholarship for the chance to win $1500 and publication in Content Evangelist magazine. The 2023 writing prompt is: Tell Us About The Person in Whom you Most See the Face of Christ. Further submission guidelines can be accessed at faithsyndicated.org. 

Please submit all entries to valleycatholic@dsj.org by March 17, 2023. 

CLICK HERE for FLYER

Catholic School Career Fair

March 18th from 10AM—12PM

St. Martin of Tours Gym

Looking for a career that brings faith, meaning and joy to your life and those of others? Consider a vocation as a Catholic school educator! Join us at the Diocese of San José’s Catholic School Career Fair: 10am-12pm on March 18th at St. Martin of Tours School gym. On hand will be school leaders, who’ll share information about job openings for teachers and instructional assistants, as well as representatives from Santa Clara University, who’ll explain the credentialing and instructional supports they provide to new Catholic school teachers. RSVP today by using the QR code below or going to: https://bit.ly/cscf2023.

Annual Diocesan Youth Retreat

DYR SAVE THE DATE: Mark your calendar, June 12-16, 2023, for the annual Diocesan Youth Retreat, DYR, at Zephyr Point, Lake Tahoe. Watch for registration details at www.dsj.org/youth. 

Diocesan Mental Health Information and Events: 

Dial 988 – for Mental Health resources in your area. Suicide Hotline 855-278-4204. NAMI Warmline (multilingual): 408-453-0400 Mon-Fri 10am to 6pm. For more information click here.

When a Loved One Dies by Suicide - series intended to bring the message of the book "How to discern God's Will for your Life". Resource from Deacon Ed Shoener, founder of the Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers – for article, free eBook, and more click CRUX: Ministry helps families of suicide victims. 

Parish Mental Health Listening Sessions:

• Santa Teresa Parish – Hear & Be Heard – Every first Sunday of the month at 1:00pm. Age 16 & up are welcome. More information contact Lynda.demanti@dsj.org 
• St. Simon Parish – Monthly Hope & Healing Wellness Circle – every third Monday of the month from 7:00pm – 8:15pm. More information contact roselue@gmail.com.